If and when I have a thought, and have ten minutes in the office, I might write mildly diverting thoughts here: about new media in real life, about the web, about the future. But mostly, I think, I'll just wiffle about nothing.

Friday, February 10, 2006

Just a little pointer to a lovely bit of video showing a haptic interface, with multi-point touch screen manipulation of images. Check out the multiple spinning records...

My favourite thing about 'The Island' was the desktop that functioned as screen and input device, controlled by touch and an executive toy. Vannevar Bush must have been thinking along those lines with his desktop memex...

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About Me

Portly noo-meejah product manager with a liking for gin and ladies. Oh, and a boy. Just the one.
Fond of eating,
Prone to being too serious,
Optimistic (mostly),
Solipsistic,
Nowhere near as interesting as you might think,
A wobbly speller (sorry).